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Cortes addresses students from University of Granada

The Minister for Education, Environment and Heritage, Dr John Cortes, last week addressed a group of students from the University of Granada during a visit to the University of Gibraltar. The group included undergraduate Geography students and European Studies Masters students, accompanied by their lecturers. Dr Cortes spoke on a range of topics relating to...

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New water well delivered in Sierra Leone with support from Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings

Action4schools-Sierra Leone has announced the completion of its latest water well project in Sierra Leone, bringing the total number of wells provided to 113. The new well was delivered in partnership with UK charity Wellfound and funded by the workshop and warehouse teams at Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings. It is the second well funded by the...

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Poppy display unites Gibraltar’s Armed Forces community

A display of handmade poppies has been installed at the HM Naval Base Tower and HELM Point in Gibraltar, bringing together members of the local Armed Forces community. The initiative was led by SSAFA Community Connections Champion Mel Godfrey, with support from local volunteers, Sunflowers Nursery and pupils from St Christopher’s School. The poppies serve...

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Solemn ceremony marks Armistice Day

Gibraltar marked Armistice Day with a two-minute silence on Tuesday morning during a ceremony held in the Lobby of Parliament House. Armistice Day remembers the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. The Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin Bathurst, laid the first wreath in the solemn ceremony organised by the office of Gibraltar’s...

UK/Spain News

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Tax online betting games to reflect the harm they cause, UK MPs say

By Josie Clarke, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent, and Chronicle staff The UK Government should not “cave in to industry scaremongering” and tax online betting games at a rate that reflects their harm, MPs have said in a report ahead of a UK budget statement later this month.  The report was met with disappointment in Gibraltar, amid concern a hike in UK...

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Spanish police arrest fugitive wanted for murder as he tried to enter Gib

A Portuguese man wanted for murder and other serious offences was arrested by Spanish police in La Linea as he tried to cross the border into Gibraltar. Spain’s Policia Nacional said the man was the subject of four arrest warrants for murder, sexual abuse and wounding in different locations in Spain. The man was arrested...

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Spanish complaint over Eastside project sent back to La Linea court on appeal - report 

A criminal complaint lodged by Spain’s state environmental prosecution service over the Eastside project has been referred on appeal back to a La Linea court that had ruled it was outside its remit, according to Spanish press reports.   The complaint alleges that reclamation work for the Eastside project could constitute an offence under Spanish law. ...

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Gib-reg vehicle in Campo police chase leading to accidents and gridlock 

A high-speed police chase involving a Gibraltar-registered vehicle caused significant disruption on the A-7 motorway on Thursday morning, leading to two separate accidents and major delays near Guadacorte, in the municipality of Los Barrios, according to Spanish media reports.  The incident reportedly began at around 4.30am when the vehicle fled from the Policia Nacional at...